We are a company that manages 300,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. Unlike in developed countries where people segregate their wet waste from dry waste, in India, we put it all together. If you separate this waste, it can be recycled.

Navi Mumbai, which is in close proximity to Mumbai is a rapidly growing business hub in Maharashtra. It is fast emerging as a key IT hub and requires an efficient integrated transport system, adequate and regular power supply, state-of-the-art telecom network in order to enhance the quality of life of its over 12 lakh residents.

Could you share some of the initiatives that you are currently working on?
Within my group we have initiatives like smart cities, physical surveillance, which is a part of Internet of Everything (IOE) but also a part of safe cities. We have IOE as a large initiative and would cover manufacturing, oil & gas and public utilities.

The word ´smart city´ has captured the imagination of the world and India is no exception. But realizing the ambitious goal of Prime Minister Modi to develop 100 smart cities across the country will prove to be a socioeconomic and financial challenge.

India´s urban population was 377.1 million in 2011 and urban population to total population was 31 per cent. There were over 7,935 urban centres and out of these as many as 53 metropolitan cities with population more than a million.